Portable hog house



H. HOEGERMEYER Sept. 22, 1931.

PORTABLE HOG HOUSE Filed Nov. 6, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Sept. 22, 1931. HOEGERMEYER 1,823,940

PORTABLE HOG HOUSE Filed Nov. 6, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Q N i A ttorney P 1931- H. HOE GERMEYER 1,823,940

PORTABLE HOG HOUSE Filed Nov. 6. 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 b In van for 0Q 15 677726277 fieyerme er A iiomey Sept. 22, 1931. H. HOEGERMEYER 1,323,940

' PORTABLE HOG HOUSE Filed Nov. 6, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 If: venior flefman ffoeyerme er A ttomey Fatented Sept. 22, 1931 HERMAN nonennianrnn,

earns 0F VIENSLOW, NEBRASKA IGRTABLE HOG HOUSE Application filed November This invention relates to a portable hog house and has for its prime object to provide a house of this nature formed in sections having a feed alley therebetween, the sections being mounted on skids so that they may be slid along the ground to different locations and then set up alongside each other in spaced relation to provide the feed alley therebetween.

Another very important object of the -invcntion resides in the provision of a hog house structure of this nature which is exceedingly simple, inexpensive to manufacture, strong and durable, thoroughly ellicient and reliable in use.

It will be seen as the description proceeds, that the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

c Figure 1 is an end elevation of the hog house embodying the features of my in vention,

Figure 2 is ahorizontal sectional therethrough,

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse section therethrough,

Figure d is an end sections, and

Figure 5 is an inner side elevation of one of the sections.

Referring to the drawings in detail it will be seen that the hog house is made up of two sections denoted generally by the letters S. Each section is mounted on three longitudinally disposedslrids 5 with flooring 6 mounted thereon. Studs 7 on the outer side edges of the floo'rings 6 have outer side walls 8' fixed thereto.

inner studs 9 rise from the fioor and are elevation of one of the taller than studs 7 An inclined roof 10 is mounted on the upper ends ofthe studs -detailr WV ien the buildingis set up com-' '1;

Each pen has a door hinged-ly' 6, 1929. Serial No.405,169.

swingoutwardly and others swing inwardly as indicated by the dotted line showing in Figure 2 so as not to' interfere with each other. I i

The sections are disposed alongside of each other in spaced relation to form an alleyway therebetween and are fastened together by means of roof rests 1G fastened to studs 9 by bolts or other suitable fastening means. Roof sections 17 are hingedly'; mounted to the studs 9 so that they may swing down alongside the inner sides of the sections when the sections are apart, that is, when the rests 16 have been removed and when therests 16 are in place the roof sections'may rest thereon as indicated to advantage in Figure 3 with a ridge mounted on the meeting edges thereof as is indicated at 18. 7

Upper and lower doors 19. and 20 respectively are hingedly connected to the end studs 9 for closing the alleyway.

This invention has many important fea tures, some of which I wish to explain in plots it is a comparatively good sized building and makes a good appearance on the farm. By. loosening the fastening element and taking ed the roof rests, the roof sections 17 are free to swing downwardly against the sections S as shown in Figure 4.

'VVhen this is done each section of the building canbe moved along by hitching the same to tractor or team of horses and sliding it on the skids. In this way the hog louse can be moved into the alfalfa or other pastures. If it is to be hauled a great distan ce, it can be loaded on truck. It is recommended by all experiment stations that V farrowing houses be moved to clean ground in alfalfa or other pastures. This is now conceded to be the only practical way of raising hogs. Thus the hogs cannot be raised'in filthy hog lots andihog barns.

. The building when setupwill accommodate nine sows with plenty of room, since if desired, the alley way'may be divided into stalls, preferably three in number; An advantage over a single hog house is that one need not crawl into the hog house to'ge'tto conrronting rim building is to be pulle of house sections es the sow and in case of a mean sow the person can get away by stepping-over the partition while in a small hog house one would be in adangerous position.

During cold weather the central stall, alley or room may be used for a space to put in a heater and there would still be room for eight sows.

No heavy lifting is necessary when the it is a time sayer in moving for th s building can be moved quicker than nine and it is also a time saver at feeding time.

Afte the pigs grow larger, the partitions can be removed and the housing becomes one large hog house. T118 end doorscan be open in hot weather and the partition gates swung in front of the opening and it is a well ventilated hog house w ile in cold weather the end doors can be closed and it is a warm building.

It is thong t that the construction utility and advantages of this invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in this art without a more detailed description thereof.

The present embodiment of the invention has been described in considerable detail merely for thepurposes of er znplifieation sincein actualpractice it 18 the features of advant ge enumerate as desirable in the statement or the invention and the above description. 1

It will be uarent that changes in the details of constructio and in the combine- 7 arrangement of parts may herewithout departing from the spirit the invention as acriiicing any oi? its advantages. described in'yrinvention, what tion and sorted to or scope or claimed or Having th' s I claim as new 7 a V l. in combination, pair of house sections having open inner sides and placed in spaced relation to each other, end doors on the section to close the s ace, and roofing means for said space, said roofing ineans comprising rests tobe attached to the sections and roof sections'hingedly connected to the sections to on the rests or to be swung down alongside of the sections when the are removed,

2. A portable ho ac t vial house comprising pair "ctively including a floor, skids for supoo -i the floor raised above the ground, each of said house sections being open on one side tl erect, said house sections Sail ed to be disposed in spaced paralle sin Yltll the open sides in non to provide tnerebetween an alley, rests extending transversely of the alley connectin house sections,

roof sections hingedly connected to said 1 7 house sections andedapted for rest on said rests or to be swung down along side of the sections Whenthe rests are removed, a plusingle houses can be moved hereinafter ioo 

